Organize 365 Podcast

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Do you have a big project looming over your head? Maybe you've been procrastinating on it for a while and now you're ready to get things in order. Or, maybe you woke up this morning with an amazing idea to start a big project in your home or office. This is a great weekend to tackle those BIG projects! Here's a little-known fact about me – I love projects. The bigger the project, the better. I love everything about big projects from the planning stage right through to completion. So in this episode of the podcast, I'm going to reveal how I tackle really big projects in hopes that it might help or inspire you to organize a big project of your own. The Basement to Bedroom Project It all began with a basement… last spring. Abby had outgrown her bedroom and we've talked about the idea of her moving down to the basement for some time. Did you know she has a pet ferret living in her bedroom with her? Yeah, those things need a big cage and they take up a lot of room. So, we decided she could move to the basement and have the space she needs for her and Willow (the ferret). Plus, it worked out pretty well for me because I've been working from a home office in my bedroom for years and I knew Abby's old bedroom would make a great office. So, it's a win-win situation for both of us. The only problem is that moving Abby's bedroom to the basement is a mammoth task. One thing to remember about doing a big project in your house is that it doesn't just affect one person. One room is like an octopus with tentacles that trickle out to other areas of the house and, before you know it, you've got the entire house involved. To make the process go as smoothly as possible, I needed a plan. And before I knew it, project basement was underway! In the podcast, I recount how I tackled that project: Step 1 – The Planning Phase Step 2 – Budgeting Step 3 – Getting to Work! Last weekend, I started... The Master Bedroom & Lisa's New Home Office Project. I have been sharing my progress on all three of these projects in my highlights on Instagram. :) What about you? Do you like to tackle really big projects? Do you have a project scheduled for this holiday weekend? Tag me online so I can see! View the full post here: https://organize365.com/big-projects//

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I've got some exciting news to share with you on the podcast as we launch lots of exciting NEW products here at Organize 365! I'm going to walk you through everything going on including a deep dive into our brand new and highly anticipated Kids Program! If you've always wanted to get your kids organized and even encourage them to jump on this organizational train ride with you, this is your chance! But that's not all! (Yes, there's more… a lot more!) We're also launching our new Lattice Binder, Kids Clips, and Volunteer Workbox! I'm beyond excited to finally share this news with you! If you want to find out more about all these new products and all the amazing things happening here at Organize 365, tune in! Inside The Volunteer Workbox Let's kick things off with the Volunteer Workbox! It's the eighth edition in our line of workboxes that are carefully designed to help organize your work both at home and you know, actual work. You can visit the Organize 365 Shop to browse through our collection of workboxes if you're interested. The Volunteer Workbox was the one thing we were missing in our collection. We wanted to launch a special workbox for all the different volunteer things you do. This could be anything from helping out at your church, hosting the local book club meetings, or participating in a volunteer organization. The Volunteer Workbox will work if you have a support role in a Volunteer organization or you are the leader. :) Exploring The Lattice Binder We have added a new Lattice Binder to our office supplies. This deluxe 2" D-ring, one-touch heavy duty binder with an extended back will protect your slash pockets and help you containerize projects. The Lattice Binder is a white on white basket weave that's similar to the Sunday Baskets with an Organize 365 logo on the back. Because it's white, you can use it for anything you want. The Kid Clips Next up… we're bringing back the Kids Clips! (Hooray!) If you've been around for a while, you may remember I used to sell little Kid Clips that were basically super strong magnets for your refrigerator. I called them the ONE Clip back then because you just needed one for each of your kids. This time around, the Kid Clips are CUSTOMIZABLE. Grab your sharpies and color each clip to match your child's personality. The Kids Program Okay and now for the big reveal… the one you've all been waiting for – The Kids Program! This program is designed to help organize kids of all ages 0-23. The current program supports kids 0-17 and the LAUNCH program will be added next year (at no additional cost) supporting kids 18-23. What You Can Expect From The Kids Program When you buy the Kids Program, you'll get access to the dashboard. This is where you'll find all the cute slash pockets and when you click on them, you'll be taken to a new course, video, or download. You'll find five slash pockets inside the Kids Program. Each one is independent of the others, so you don't have to do anything in order if you don't want to. These slash pockets are organized into the following categories: Parents, Littles, Learn, Saturday, and Sunday. Here's a little more information about each of the slash pockets: Parents – This one is for all the parents out there who need help getting their kids organized. I help you assess your home and your life and reveal what exactly you need to do to teach your kids to declutter and organize. Each lesson comes with a video and additional resources to help you along the way. Littles – This part of the program is aimed at kids from birth through to age five. Trying to organize your home with kids under the age of five is like shoveling snow in a snowstorm. Almost impossible. But with this program, I help you with everything from organizing feeding zones, playing zones, sleeping zones, moving from one size clothing to the next, and so much more. Learn – If you have older kids who happen to be organizationally inclined, you're in luck. The Learn Program is where most of the videos are and it seriously takes you through everything, such as cleaning a bedroom and making it more like a mini apartment that's divided into zones. With this program, I teach the skill of thinking like an organized person. And those skills will carry your kids into adulthood. Saturday & Sunday – The slash pockets inside of the Saturday and Sunday slash pockets are all about creating habits and routines. Saturdays are the days when you clean and organize your bedroom. On Sundays, the slash pockets will walk you through how you're going to plan your week using six simple steps. You can read all about the Kids Program, watch a video showing you inside the program, and watch the replay of our Kids Program Masterclass all over at organize365.com/kids. I hope you have a great weekend and 4th of July week! Snap a few pictures of your kid's cleaning their rooms and tag me on Instagram or Facebook! I can't wait to see! View the full post here: https://organize365.com/new-products-summer-2019/

I've been talking about health and fitness on the podcast a lot lately. In Episode 283, I shared my own wellness and weight loss journey. Then in Episode 284, I had my Director of Operations, Kelly Leardon, on the show to discuss weight loss and developing healthy eating and wellness habits. What each of those episodes had in common was Amanda Tress' FASTer Way to Fat Loss program, which Kelly and I both love. I've been following the program for the best part of a year and have seen amazing changes in both my physical and mental health. I'm very excited that I got the chance to sit down with Amanda herself to discuss the FASTer Way to Fat Loss program and to share her story of how she became one of the most successful female entrepreneurs in the country. Meet Amanda Amanda is the founder of FASTer Way to Fat Loss, the premier virtual intermittent fasting fitness and nutrition program. She's not only a fitness fanatic, but an inspiring business woman who I've been following for years (her Instagram profile keeps me motivated!). Before she launched FASTer Way to Fat Loss, Amanda spent years training people in the gym. She experimented with different nutrition strategies and, remarkably, her clients began to see an epic change. She spent a lot of time fine-tuning the strategies until she came up with the best way to bring them together for optimal results. Since then, she's worked with over 100,000 clients, helping them to achieve their health and fitness goals. Helping others improve their health and wellness came very naturally to Amanda, who always says, "I didn't choose the fitness industry, the fitness industry chose me." Amanda and I dive into: How to work from home When is it the right time to hire people for your business? Why do women put their health last on their to do list? In these last 3 episodes, I have pulled back the curtain on how I am tackling and progressing through adding a new habit and mindset to my life. I hope it has been helpful for you to see how I have approached this new lifestyle and can relate that back to your organizational journey. Watching other women chase and embrace their dreams is inspiring to me. Would you like to hear more interview podcasts like this on Organize 365? Let me know! Next week, we will be diving into the NEW Organize 365 Kids Program. I can't wait to share with you the program we have been building for the last year. Sign up for the Kids Program Masterclass being held Tuesday, June 25th to learn all about it! View the full post here: https://organize365.com/Amanda-Tress/

Every weight loss and wellness journey is different. Everyone has their own unique story to tell and I don't know about you, but when I hear how someone made a drastic change to their health and well being, it motivates me to do the same! So, I wanted to invite Kelly Leardon onto the podcast to talk about her wellness journey because not only is it inspiring, but she actually used a lot of the same methods we talked about in the previous episode of the podcast – "Lisa's Wellness & Weight Loss Journey." In this episode, we dive deep into what Kelly did to boost her nutrition, lose weight, and get her "mojo" back. It's a great story and you'll discover a few great resources along the way in case you wanted to try any of these things out for yourself! Meet Kelly As you may know, Kelly joined the Organize 365 team at the beginning of 2019. She keeps me on my feet for sure and I've never met anyone as good at setting goals and smashing them, too! Kelly is an experienced Director of Operations with a history of working in the Executive Office industry. Welcoming Kelly onto the team as the Director of Operations means that I am leaving the management role of Organize 365. I have so much more free time and I am so grateful to have Kelly on the team. When you hire someone onto your team, it does two things. First, it takes tasks off your list. Second, it forces you to level up your skills because you have to be more productive, proactive, and profitable. Interestingly, when she first joined, we were both in a very similar stage of our lives where we wanted to prioritize our wellness and weight loss. My main reasoning to do so was because, hey, I want to live to be 100 years old… you know, like one of those ancient tortoises. Kelly wanted to slim down because she has a fabulous wardrobe and wants to keep it! In this podcast, we dive into: Establishing New Monthly Habits How We Track What We Eat And Other Habits A Closer Look At The "FASTer Way to Fat Loss" Are you on your own weight loss and wellness journey? If so, I'd love to hear all about it! Head over to our Facebook group and join to take part in the discussions. And here's a fun idea... if you have any before and after photos of your weight loss journey, please share them with me on Instagram and tag me @organize365, I'd love to see how far you've come and plus, it'll motivate me to keep going with my own wellness journey, too! View the full post here: https://organize365.com/weightloss/

Most of us like to form our own opinions about what maintenance means to us. On the podcast, we talk a lot about the cycle of getting organized and increasing productivity. But what about the maintenance stage of your organizational journey? What does it really mean to maintain something? According to the good old dictionary, maintenance is the process of maintaining or preserving a condition or situation or the state of being preserved. While this gives us more clarity on the meaning of maintenance, it doesn't dive into the details or tell us how it equates to the maintenance of our homes. As we go through the 100 Day Home Organization Program and declutter and organize each space in our homes for the third or even fourth time, we enter a phase of maintenance which I want to unpack with you in this episode of the podcast. What Maintenance Looks Like In The Physical Areas Of Your Home If you asked me what stage of the organizational journey I'm currently in, I would say I'm living in maintenance. I don't do much. Everything in my house is decluttered and organized (I am a professional organizer, after all). But that doesn't mean I don't do the dishes or laundry. I still have non-organizational, cleaning related tasks to do just like anyone else. I still have to put things away at the end of the day. However, once you've decluttered and organized your entire house, it usually stays organized. One reason why your house might not stay organized is because of the kids. I don't mean just the toddlers either. No matter what age they are, kids are like little chaos creators. They tumble through the house like mini tornadoes and just have a way of messing things up. But if your kids tend to mess up their own rooms and the joint family rooms but stay out of your storage room and master bedroom, etc., the work you've done to get the majority of your home organized is probably well maintained. To me, living an organized life that's maintained is when you reach the end of the day and you don't have to start decluttering and organizing everything. All you have to do is pick things up and put them back to where they go. It's simple. In the podcast, I dive deeper into... Maintenance In Different Seasons Of Life Maintenance In Everyday Home Life What Does Maintenance Mean With Your Paper? One thing that you need to come to grips with when it comes to organizing is that your home will never be perfect. Perfect is not the end goal here. The end goal is to live a more organized and functional life and being able to maintain it as a result. View the full post here: https://organize365.com/what-is-maintenance/

Your inner thoughts can have a serious impact on your state of mind. If you see the world through a darkened lens, that negative way of thinking can quickly become a way of life. When I tell people that I used to be the queen of negativity, they find it hard to believe. I've since adopted a more positive outlook on life which I talk about in episode 261 of the podcast, My Personal Seven-Year Transformation. Nowadays, thinking positively comes easy to me. I like to think about negative thoughts as weeds in our mind. Weeds that need to be pulled out from the roots. If the garden of your mind has become overgrown with persistent weeds that you can't clear, it's time to tackle the root of the problem. When I gave myself the quest to declutter my negative thoughts, I did three things. First, I realized how negative I was. Second, I replaced anything negative in my life with a positive difference. And finally, I eliminated all the ways that negativity was coming into my life. In this episode, I reveal the steps you can take to overcome your negative mindset and start living a more positive and happy life. Ready to say goodbye to negative thoughts? In this week's podcast, I cover these 3 points: 1. Be honest with yourself 2. Replace negative thoughts with positive thoughts 3. Eliminate the negativity I hope that these tips help you to declutter your negative thoughts so that you can start living a happier life with a positive outlook. The more I press into this, the more I truly believe that we are in control of our thoughts and feelings. You can literally design any future you can imagine. Have you ever cut something negative out of your life and replaced it with something positive? Let me know over on Instagram or Facebook, I'd love to hear from you! View the full post here: https://organize365.com/negative-thoughts/

Whenever spring hits, do you feel like you're in a mad rush to get everything organized? I know I do. I've often talked about the fact that I like to divide my year into three trimesters. Each one is carefully planned and, although it starts out completely organized, it ends in a chaotic whirlwind. If you feel like you're caught in an enormous tornado of tasks, not unlike the one from The Wizard of Oz, I want to help you step out of the chaos. Focusing on what's important and finding more planning time to eliminate some of the to-dos from your list will help you lead a more peaceful life. In this episode, I reveal why you need an admin day. An entire day where you can go through your Sunday Basket and knock tasks off your list in one epic swoop. Why You Need An Admin Or Errand Day If you're anything like me, you'll discover a lot of administrative tasks when you go through your Sunday Basket. Things like forms that need to be scanned, scheduling doctor's appointments, emails that need your attention, and so on. The only problem is that a lot of these things can't be done on a Sunday. The doctor's office is closed, so you can't call up to make an appointment. Before you know it, you've got a stack of administrative tasks or errands you need to do on a different day other than Sunday. This is why you need to assign an administrative or errand day (or both!). An errand day is when you take a full day to do your errands. You're probably in the car going from one place to the next. An administrative day is when you're at home (probably in front of the computer) and you're plowing through things that can't be done on Sunday. If you're new to Organize 365, you're likely wondering why I talk about Sunday's so much. Well, it's because I have this thing called The Sunday Basket System. This is where you can defer all your ideas, mail, paper, forms, and to-dos into a pretty box that sits on your kitchen counter. Each Sunday, you systematically go through the basket. To find out more about the Sunday Basket and how it can help corral all your kitchen counter papers and to-dos, click here. Getting Organized In Each Trimester On the Sunday before the start of each trimester, I go through my Sunday Basket as normal. I pay the bills, update my calendar, and all the rest. But there will also be an exorbitant list of things that I can't get done on Sunday. I need a full workday for these things. And you might, too. If you work nine to five for somebody else, finding the time during the week for these things can be tricky. But, it's totally worth it to take a vacation day to do this. You can get a lot done with just one day off work. So, the next time you do your Sunday Basket at the busiest times of the year, I want you to do something slightly different. Instead of putting everything that can wait until next Sunday, keep everything in front of you in a pile. You'll probably have a lot of index cards and papers you've repeatedly put back into the Sunday Basket and that's okay. In previous podcasts, we talked about eliminating such pockets altogether in what I like to call Sunday Basket 3.0. We also talked about decluttering obligations out of your Sunday Basket, and now we're going to get into clearing all of the things you've been putting off time and time again. Creating Your "Brain Dump" List To help organize your time, I suggest making two lists. One for all the errands you need to get done and another for all the administrative tasks list. Or, you can combine the two. So over on the errand list, you might have things like buy the end of year teacher gift, post that parcel to your mother in law, and things like that. The administrative list will be home to tasks like changing your passwords, replying to emails, making phone calls, and so on. Make the biggest list you possibly can. Next, start crossing things off that you really don't want or need to do. Then, grab a pencil (yes, we're going old school for this one) and write down how long each task is going to take to complete. When you've got that done, add up all that time to figure out how long you'll need to complete the entire list. If it's going to take you five hours, you'll need to set five hours aside during the week to get those things done. You might find that some things will take time and money that you just don't have or want to invest in right now. That's okay. Just cross it off your list. Now that you have your lists cut down, it's time to prioritize the tasks on the list in order. That way, you know what's the most important things that need to get done compared to the things at the bottom of the list that you can probably do later. You'll end up with a concrete list or plan that you can follow on your admin or errand day. Give it a try! Go through your Sunday Basket, do a big brain dump, and make a list of everything you want to get done. Then, set an admin or errand day and work like a trooper to get everything on that list done. If you decide to have your own errand or administrative day, I'd love to hear how you got on! Follow me on Instagram and join the Facebook group for more great organizing tips. Don't forget to share your photos with me by tagging me @organize365 or using #organize365! Full the full post here: https://organize365.com/adminday/

When our life gets unorganized, we tend to blame outside sources such as our spouse, our lack of money, not having enough time, and so on. But the truth is that your cluttered life (and home) has nothing to do with any of that. Those are just the things we like to think are holding us back. What's really holding us back from living a more organized life is having a plan to achieve that life. If you've tried to get organized in the past and failed time and time again, you're in the right place. Today's podcast is designed to help get you organized and decluttered once and for all. Before we dig into the good stuff, I need you to download this fun worksheet to follow along with the podcast. We have ALL been unorganized at some point in our lives... even me. Before I turned 40 back in 2012, I reached the most unorganized stage of my life. My home was so cluttered, it was tearing at the seams. My "epiphany" moment hit me on a random afternoon when I came home with a few bags of groceries and realized I had nowhere to put anything that I bought. The fridge was packed and some of the things in there were way past their expiration dates. The cupboards were the same. But the madness wasn't confined to my kitchen. Oh no. The clutter rampage had spread throughout my entire home. Every drawer was a junk drawer. So, I sat down and made a list of every single space that needed to be organized and I spent the next 100 days organizing. I needed to regain control of my house and my life. It wasn't easy, but I got there, and now I want to help you do the same. Sometimes life just gets moving too fast and we literally get run over. Unfortunately, it is not a matter of if this will happen, it is a matter of WHEN. And when it does, it takes a herculean effort to get back up and get organized again. Many of you ask me... "How do you know what I am thinking or what my house looks like?" Well, because we have all been there. I know you feel like no one has ever ended up with their house as disorganized as yours, but we ALL have. And after analyzing when and why this happens, I have actually determined that there are some key seasons in your life where almost everyone will feel like you do today... In the podcast today, I unpack... 1. What's your why. 2. What season of life are you in. 3. Understanding the Cycle of Organization. And why we can get organized in one phase of life and everything seems to fall apart as you move from one phase to the next. Now is The Best Time to Get Organized :) Don't roll your eyes at me! You know you are itching to clean out the garage, wash everything in sight, and declutter! And you will... for a weekend. And then you will fall back into your daily routines and stop your organizational efforts. It is not you. It is totally normal! But do you want ordinary? Or are you ready for EXTRAORDINARY? Living an organized and productive life is extraordinary! The 100 Day Home Organization Program is your plan to move from an ordinary reactive life to an extraordinarily productive life. Sign up! We start on Monday! View the full post here: http://organize365.com/3reasons/